Month: March 2012

The Government has begun formal consultation on its plans to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme. We intend to participate in the 12-week consultation, which will end mid-June. The Department for Energy and Climate Change says the package proposed is aimed at retaining the energy-saving and reputational benefits...

Budget 2012: Carbon Reduction Commitment to be reformed or axed Chancellor George Osborne yesterday (March 21st) announced that the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) would be replaced with a simpler environmental tax system if the current scheme cannot be simplified within the next six months. In his Budget speech to...

Wales set to become ‘global centre for energy’ The Welsh government has published a new energy strategy outlining how the country aims to establish itself as a leading low carbon technology hub. The report, titled Energy Wales: A Low Carbon Transition, sets out a series of commitments designed to...

UK organisations could save over £400m a year by taking simple, low-cost actions to improve the efficiency of their hot water boilers, according to the Carbon Trust. Heating and hot water accounts for over one third of UK organisations’ energy consumption and up to 60% of the carbon emissions...

Long-term client Brace’s Bakery in South Wales says our involvement helps them keep energy efficiency on the agenda of all employees. Long-term client Brace’s Bakery in South Wales says our involvement helps them keep energy efficiency on the agenda of all employees. We were contracted by the Carbon Trust...